A removable cover for a finger brace comprises a receiving end with an open area for receiving the finger brace within the cover and with rails to slide the cover over the finger brace. A stop bar of the cover acts as a stop for the finger brace. The cover includes a spring-loaded clip arranged across the stop bar and rotatable around a fulcrum. A protrusion/recess pair between the clip and the finger brace is normally engaged with a spring and acts as a catch when the cover is in place over the finger brace. A recess in the cover receives an end of the clip when a user presses the end against the spring force to disengage the protrusion/recess pair.
Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A removable cover for a finger brace, comprising: a) a cover having (i) an open area at a first end, (ii) a second end, and (iii) left and right side rails allowing an object to slide into the cover from the first end toward the second end; b) a stop bar blocking the object from being inserted further into the cover; c) a spring-loaded clip arranged across the stop bar and having a first end and a second end that rotate in opposite directions around a fulcrum; d) a catch at the first end of the spring-loaded clip, wherein the spring-loaded clip is arranged to cause the catch to normally engage with the object inserted into the cover; and e) a recess between the stop bar and the second end of the cover, positioned to receive the second end of the spring-loaded clip when a user presses the second end of the spring-loaded clip against a spring force of the spring-loaded clip, thereby causing the first end of the spring-loaded clip to be urged away from the finger brace and to disengage with the object inserted into the cover.
2. The removable cover of claim 1 , wherein the catch is a protrusion positioned to engage with a recess in the object inserted into the cover.
3. The removable cover of claim 1 , wherein the catch is a recess positioned to engage with a protrusion on the object inserted into the cover.
4. The removable cover of claim 1 , further comprising at least a portion of the surface of the removable cover including decorative elements.
5. The removable cover of claim 1 , further comprising at least a portion of the surface of the removable cover being vinyl.
6. The removable cover of claim 1 , further comprising at least one additional removable cover, each of said at least one additional removable covers being also in accordance with claim 1 and having at least one decorative element or material different from each other of the removable covers, whereby the removable covers are interchangeable.
7. The removable cover of claim 1 further comprising a finger brace coupled to a case for a mobile device with an elastic member.
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October 11, 2019
September 15, 2020
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